Eight G1 winners for Shamardal

Shamardal has been enjoying yet another successful year, recording no fewer than 16 individual Black type winners and on 30 September, one of these – three-year-old colt Amaron gained his first G1 victory when landing the Premio Vittorio di Capua at Milan.

In winning the one-mile contest by a length from Amarillo, the Andreas Lowe-trained colt was recording his fourth career win and second at Group level, having won the G3 Dr Busch Memorial earlier this year.

Bred by Genesis Green Stud, Amaron is the first foal to race out of the Bertolini mare Amandalini, a half-sister to G2 winner and G1 performer Persianlux and a granddaughter of G1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Tropicaro.

Later on the same afternoon, Shamardal's five-year-old daughter Calipatria completed a Group-race double for her sire when sweeping to victory in the G3 Preis von Jungheinrich at Hannover.

Settled off the pace, Alex Pantall's charge came with a magnificent run down the home straight to win the 11-furlong contest by a length and three quarters. Bred by Aldridge Racing Partnership and now running in the colours of Sheikh Mohammed, Calipatria is out of the talented performer Golden Silca, herself a full sister to G1 winner Silca's Sister.

Shamardal has now sired eight individual G1 winners – three of whom have now won at the highest level this year, the others being Crackerjack King and Sagawara.